Sunday, March 20, 2011

Saturday, March 19, 2011

Friday, March 18, 2011

Goodbye, Haloko

44-year-old female Western Lowland gorilla Haloko, the only wild-born gorilla at the National Zoo, euthanized yesterday, suffering effects of congestive heart failure.

“which means 'precious one' in Swahili”

Australians charmed by mother-daughter gorilla bonding by Kriba and Kipenzi at Taronga Zoo.

“Monkeys do need food to survive”

Plan to cull vervet monkeys around South Africa's Hartbeespoort Dam meets opposition.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

Goodbye, Misha

One-year-old gorilla dies at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

“get the monkeys down”

Manitowoc County's Two Rivers Opera House, remembered as a place where performing monkeys would get loose and need caught.

“I have the right not to have a goat in the seat next to me”

Americans with Disabilities Act rules change, service monkeys hardest hit.

Saturday, March 12, 2011

Friday, March 11, 2011

“They’ve both been pretty chill”

Dallas Zoo welcomes two new adolescent male lowland gorillas: B’wenzi and Juba.

“Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme”

Expert from Jersey's Durrell Wildlife Trust plans visit to Indonesia's Batu Mbelin orangutan quarantine centre to see twins born to two blind orangutans.

Insert your own disparaging comment

UK student to be caged, live like a gorilla, for 24 hours at Paignton Zoo.

“Carefully and with a sedative”

Gorillas given thorough physicals by jumpy vets at Brookfield Zoo.

“they're not monkeys”

Ever-hungry alligators at St. Augustine Alligator Farm and Zoological Park watch new lemur neighbors with interest.

“It was sore but it was worth it”

Outgoing 18-year-old UK girl bounces more than six miles on a "space hopper" balloon while thinking of gorillas.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011

“worth an estimated $100”

Abilene TX theft of "fuzzy, brown gorilla suit" unrelated to Jane Goodall's imminent arrival, authorities say.

Tuesday, March 01, 2011

“adventure is in her blood”

National Geographic pauses from non-stop AGW for the swimsuit issue.